After the collision between Fujitora and Gojo, Gojo noticed one thing in particular: Fujitora was not leaving the immediate vicinity of Doflamingo. Clearly, he was protecting him.
Gojo also understood exactly why Fujitora was specifically remaining around Doflamingo. He's guarding against my ability to instantly appear near his target, Gojo realized. After all, he knows I possess space manipulation abilities. Under such circumstances, Fujitora's caution was completely understandable and entirely expected.
Looking toward Fujitora, Gojo said, "Well, during these two years of training, I created a few techniques that combine my Limitless with my swordsmanship even more flawlessly than before. Now, I'm going to use one of the techniques that I've mastered."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gojo's figure flickered from where he stood. The next instant, he was already right in front of Issho.
His sword moved at an incredible speed.
Fujitora immediately sensed the incoming attack. His Observation Haki worked at full capacity as he calculated where Gojo's sword would travel, where it would land, and the optimal angle to defend against it. Every variable was analyzed in an instant. After all, he was a master swordsman.
However, something happened that he had not anticipated—something completely outside his calculations and far beyond what his Observation Haki had predicted.
As Gojo's sword swung forward, it suddenly seemed to skip through space itself. One moment, the blade was still about a foot away. The next, it had already appeared directly before Fujitora's sword.
Clang!
The sudden shift completely disrupted the angle Fujitora had prepared for. The blade had effectively jumped through space, bypassing the distance that should have existed between them.
The unexpected change caught him completely off guard. Gojo's sword slammed directly into Fujitora's blade. Because Fujitora had not prepared his defense for that trajectory, the sheer force of the strike nearly ripped the weapon from his grasp.
His sword might have been sent flying if not for his tremendous physical strength. Even so, his grip trembled violently as he fought to keep hold of it, and he was forced to retreat several steps.
The moment his stance became unstable, Fujitora immediately withdrew. If he had remained in place, the altered trajectory and overwhelming momentum behind Gojo's attack could have turned the exchange into a fatal strike.
Gojo looked toward Fujitora and let out a sigh.
"Well, you leave me no choice. I was expecting that with that attack, I would at least be able to knock your sword out of your hand. At that point, you would have been forced to back away or would have been at a significant disadvantage. But it seems I underestimated your strength." He paused for a moment before continuing. "Anyway, you're one of the very few honest Marines and one of the rare people in this world who genuinely want to do good for ordinary people. I really don't want to harm you because the techniques I have left are mostly fatal attacks, and I genuinely don't want to use them on someone like you."
Gojo rested his sword on his shoulder.
"I suggest you leave. You've already done more than enough. I believe that even your superiors won't hold it against you if you withdraw right now."
Behind Fujitora, Doflamingo, who was barely able to stand at this point, immediately became nervous upon hearing those words. Is he actually going to leave me? For a brief moment, the terrifying thought crossed his mind. However, he also knew just how honest and dutiful Fujitora was. Because of that, he maintained a desperate confidence that the Admiral would not simply abandon him here to die.
Fujitora tightened his grip on his unsheathed sword.
The gravity pressure around him began to increase. The ground trembled, loose rubble started sinking into the earth, and cracks spread beneath his feet. His actions clearly showed that he had no intention of backing down.
Without warning, he released an extremely powerful gravitational repulsive force toward Gojo. The invisible wave surged forward, yet just as before, it never reached Gojo's body. The force stopped at the Limitless surrounding him, unable to cross the infinitesimal distance between them. Gojo remained completely unharmed.
Watching this, Fujitora was not discouraged in the slightest. Without hesitation, he used his gravity control on the surrounding rubble and broken sections of the battlefield. Massive chunks of stone and shattered earth broke apart and rose into the air, moving according to his will.
Soon enough, the countless pieces of debris gathered together, and a giant stone figure took shape. The enormous construct towered above the battlefield before instantly clenching its fist.
To elevate the attack, its gigantic arm was immediately coated in Armament Haki. Then, it struck.
The giant swung its fist toward Gojo at incredible speed, the sheer force behind the strike displacing the surrounding air and creating violent gusts. However, just as the massive fist was about to crush him, Gojo merely clicked his tongue.
"Tch."
He casually swung his sword.
Boom!
The giant's arm exploded apart. Cracks shot through the stone limb before the entire arm shattered into countless fragments, scattering across the battlefield like a storm of debris.
Gojo then looked directly at Fujitora. "Well, it seems you've left me with no choice. Now I'll have to use one of the attacks that I consider certain-death techniques." His expression remained perfectly calm. "However, I'm going to use one that might be certain death for ordinary humans, but for someone like you, it'll only cause a bit of a headache. So, be ready for it."
As soon as Gojo said this, Fujitora tightened his grip on his sword, bracing for whatever devastating attack Gojo might unleash next.
Gojo transferred his sword to his left hand and formed a specific hand seal with his right. Instantly, he spoke the incantation.
"Domain Expansion: Ultimate Void."
The moment those words left his mouth, a massive barrier manifested around them. From the perspective of the people outside, all they saw was a gigantic black sphere suddenly appear, engulfing Gojo, Fujitora, and Doflamingo within it. Everything inside was completely hidden from view.
As for Fujitora, who was trapped within Gojo's Domain Expansion, he immediately felt something was horribly wrong.
Suddenly, an overwhelming amount of information began flooding into his mind. His consciousness was filled with countless streams of raw data arriving simultaneously. For a normal person, the burden would already have been fatal, but for Fujitora, who was blind, the experience was even stranger.
He did not receive visual information. Instead, he received sound, touch, temperature, spatial awareness, and the perception of movement. Even subtle differences in the flow of time seemed to be forced into his consciousness.
All of those sensations and perceptions poured into his mind at once, as if they were being hammered directly into his brain without pause. The endless stream of information drowned out everything else.
For several minutes, Fujitora could do nothing. His thoughts stalled. His body remained motionless. His mind struggled fruitlessly to process the overwhelming flood of information being forced upon it.
Finally, after a few minutes, Issho slowly began to regain his senses.
Meanwhile, from the outside, the Marines and the other onlookers could only watch the giant black sphere in tense silence. Then, just as suddenly as it had appeared, it vanished.
The scene revealed after its disappearance left everyone completely stunned.
Fujitora was standing there blankly, completely motionless. And Gojo was already standing behind Doflamingo.
Doflamingo's head had been severed from his neck.
Silence fell across the battlefield. For a brief moment, nobody understood what had happened.
As for Fujitora, he gradually returned to full awareness. He could sense the presence of several Marines who had already rushed over and were looking at him with obvious concern. Sensing their emotions, Fujitora expanded his Observation Haki and assessed the situation around him.
Then, he discovered what had happened. His expression darkened. Doflamingo's head had been completely severed.
I couldn't protect him... The realization was both surprising and infuriating.
Around him, the Marines stared at Fujitora with confused expressions. None of them knew what had occurred inside the black sphere. They did not understand why Doflamingo had died or what exactly had happened to Fujitora. From their perspective, the Domain had appeared, remained for a short period, and then disappeared. After that, Fujitora had simply been standing there motionless while Doflamingo was already dead.
Even now, Fujitora's mind was still trying to synchronize completely with his body after the effects of the Domain. A few moments had already passed, yet traces of the mental overload still lingered. And although he had regained enough awareness to understand the situation, it would take even longer before he could return to peak combat condition and fight at full capacity once again.
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